The Week That Was - Week 14

The Week That Was - Week 14

THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 14

PLAY 60: In Week 14, two teams – the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (trailed 19-3; won 27-26) and the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (trailed 14-0; won 34-20) – each overcame a 14-point deficit to win. That brings the season total to 17 such games, tied for the most through the first 14 weeks of a season in NFL history.

The most comeback victories of at least 14 points through Week 14 in NFL history:

SEASON

MOST 14 POINT COMEBACK WINS THROUGH WEEK 14

2013

17

1987

17

2011

16

With three weeks to play, the 17 such games are already tied for the second-most in a season all-time (18 in 2011).

The most comeback victories of at least 14 points in a season in NFL history:

SEASON

MOST 14 POINT COMEBACK WINS

2011

18

2013

17*

1996

17

1987

17

1983

17

1979

17

*Through Week 14

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EXCITING FINISHES: Through Week 14, there have been 102 games decided by seven points or fewer, tied for the third-most through the first 14 weeks of a season in NFL history (105 in 2012).

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TDS GALORE I: NFL teams combined to score 104 touchdowns in Week 14, the most in a single week in NFL history.

Ninety of those touchdowns were scored on Sunday, the most in a single day in NFL history.

That brings the season total to 1,096 TDs scored, the most at this point in NFL history (1,055 in 2012). Of the 1,096 touchdowns, 662 have been TD passes, the most through the first 14 weeks of any season. The previous high was 620 in 2012.

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TDS GALORE II: Denver’s PEYTON MANNING and New Orleans’ DREW BREES each threw four touchdowns with zero interceptions in Week 14. It marked Manning’s NFL record 29th career game with four or more touchdown passes and Brees (24) surpassed BRETT FAVRE (23) for the second-most such games in NFL history.

The players with the most games with at least four touchdown passes in NFL history:

PLAYER

GAMES WITH FOUR OR MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Peyton Manning*

29

Drew Brees*

24

Brett Favre

23

Dan Marino

21

Tom Brady*

19

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Brees and Manning also moved up the ranks for the most games with four or more touchdown passes and zero interceptions. Brees (16) surpassed TOM BRADY (15) for the most such games and Manning (14) ranks third in NFL history.

The players with the most four touchdown passes and zero interception games in NFL history:

PLAYER

GAMES WITH FOUR OR MORE TD PASSES ZERO INTS

Drew Brees*

16

Tom Brady*

15

Peyton Manning*

14

Brett Favre

12

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MILE-HIGH POINTS: On Sunday,the DENVER BRONCOS (11-2) defeated Tennessee 51-28, marking their third game this season with 50 or more points (Week 4, 52; Week 5, 51).

The Broncos are the fifth team in NFL history to score 50 points in three different games in a single season and the first since 1969 (1950 LOS ANGELES RAMS; 1950 NEW YORK GIANTS; 1966 DALLAS COWBOYS; 1969 MINNESOTA VIKINGS).

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WINNING MODEL: On Sunday,the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-3) defeated the Cleveland Browns, 27-26, and reached 10 regular-season wins for the 11th consecutive season. The Patriots joined the San Francisco 49ers (1983-1998; 16) as the only teams in NFL history to record 11 consecutive 10-win seasons.

The teams with the most consecutive seasons with 10 regular-season wins in NFL history:

TEAM

YEARS

CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 10 WINS

San Francisco 49ers

1983-1998

16

New England Patriots

2003-present

11*

Indianapolis Colts

2002-2010

9

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With the win, Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY (11) surpassed BRETT FAVRE (10) for the second-most seasons with at least 10 wins by a quarterback in NFL history (PEYTON MANNING,13).